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The Pretty One
The Pretty One: On Life, Pop Culture, Disability, and Other Reasons to Fall in Love with Me | Keah Brown
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From the disability rights advocate and creator of the #DisabledAndCute viral campaign, a thoughtful, inspiring, and charming collection of essays exploring what it means to be black and disabled in a mostly able-bodied white America. Keah Brown loves herself, but that hadnt always been the case. Born with cerebral palsy, her greatest desire used to be normalcy and refuge from the steady stream of self-hate society strengthened inside her. But after years of introspection and reaching out to others in her community, she has reclaimed herself and changed her perspective. In The Pretty One, Brown gives a contemporary and relatable voice to the disabledso often portrayed as mute, weak, or isolated. With clear, fresh, and light-hearted prose, these essays explore everything from her relationship with her able-bodied identical twin (called the pretty one by friends) to navigating romance; her deep affinity for all things pop cultureand her disappointment with the medias distorted view of disability; and her declaration of self-love with the viral hashtag #DisabledAndCute. By smashing stigmas, empowering her community, and celebrating herself (Teen Vogue), Brown and The Pretty One aims to expand the conversation about disability and inspire self-love for people of all backgrounds.
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ncsufoxes
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I have this book but listened to it on audio since that seems to be the easiest way for me to get any reading done. The author started the #prettybutcute, which went viral. Her book discusses the importance of intersectionality in our society as a black, disabled woman. She discusses the need for more & positive representation of disabled people in the media but not as inspiration porn (ie stories of disabled people being prom king/queen…

ncsufoxes Stories that minimize the disproportionate obstacles that are put on disabled people by society vs something they achieve despite said obstacles….basically as a society we make things difficult for disabled people but love to ooh & ahh when something positive happens but don‘t think about removing the obstacles to begin with). #bookspin book #Nonfictionbingo prompt: All About that Bass (body positivity) (edited) 11mo
Riveted_Reader_Melissa Definitely stacking! Sounds great! 11mo
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 11mo
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katrrosee
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Mehso-so

2022 Read Harder Challenge
#23: Read a book by a disabled author

This is a hard book to rate! It has an important message and the author‘s bubbly outlook and introspection came across strongly. On the other hand, the essays were repetitive and seemed to miss having a point or topic, maybe just needed a different editor.

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Andrea313
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Factual: concerned with what is actually the case rather than interpretations of or reactions to it.

Keah Brown's memoir gives a #factual account of being Black and disabled; that is, the facts according to her lived experience! #FallFinds
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Eggs Great review👏🏻📚 3y
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TaraTLK

The audio of this was read by the author which was fun. An engaging series of essays on life and pop culture and how being disabled and Black factor in. Content Note: There are some careful references to depression and suicidal ideation.

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Auntynanny
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I really enjoyed this! Keah Brown is a very fun and entertaining writer. I look forward to reading more of her work!

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SconsinBookyBadger
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Joining the 8 #ReadYourSign books I‘ll be reading throughout the month is my June pick for #ReadWithMrBook.

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Michellekidwell
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In this collection of Essays we discover that though Keah Brown loves herself now that was not always the case. She was born with Cerebral Palsy and at one time her greatest wishes were to be normal and to have a refuge from the steady stream of self hate that society had strengthened inside of her.

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sakeriver
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‪I think what I admire most about this book is how open and honest Keah is, not just about her struggles and triumphs, but about her joys, her flaws, her contradictions. It‘s something I aspire to in my own writing, and I appreciate her for it.

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tholmz
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I absolutely adore Keah Brown and think her voice is just what we need. Funny, smart, and so informative, Keah educates the world on how to better treat disabled people as they should be treated while also being so entertaining. She‘s the best. She‘s the pretty one.

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balletbookworm
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A well-written essay collection about living as a disabled woman of color - how these intersections affect personal relationships, self-worth, internalized ableism, seeing one‘s self (or not, as is the case) in books, film, and TV, and mental health. She writes bravely about self-destructive thoughts and the plan to end her own life in a way we don‘t often “allow” in disability lit. She credits books by Sarah Dessen/Toni Morrison in helping her.

balletbookworm Brown has a refreshing, direct but conversational style. A writer to watch. 5y
tholmz Loved this one! 5y
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